Fisherman s net



(No Model.)

J. P. MARSTERS PISHERMANS NET. No. 401,360. Patented Apr. 16,1889.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES F. MARSTERS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

FISH ERIVIANS N ET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 401,360, dated April 16, 1889. Application filed September 15, 1888 Serial No. 285,483. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES F. MARSTERS, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Fishermens Nets, of which the following is a specification.

M y improvement relates particularly to fishermens nets of the kind commonly used in landing fish.

The object of this improvement is to produce a net which may be conveniently packed for transportation.

The improvement therefore involves a novel construction of a frame for a net whereby such frame is adapted to be folded into a small space. V

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a net embodying my improvement. Fig. 2 is a top view of the same in condition for use. Fig. 3 is a top view of the same folded.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures.

A designates the frame of the net.

13 designates the handle.

The frame is made so as to comprise flexible portions or sections, which adapt it to be folded into small space. As shown,the frame is composed of two diverging pieces, a a made of resilient Wood or other suitable material, and two intermediate sections, a or, which may be of the same material. The sections 01. a? extend from the handle, which, as here shown, is composed of two pieces, 1) b of wood or other suitable material. These sections a a are shown as connected by hinges b to the pieces b 12 forming the handle. A slide or collar, 0, may be moved over the adjoining portions of the sections a a and pieces 31 19 so as to secure the same in proper position for use. The sections a a of the frame are hinged together at their inner ends by means of a hinge, a and at their outer ends are hinged to the outer ends of the sections a a by means of hinges a. The hinges a are shown as fastened to the inner surfaces of the sections a a and the sections 0, a so that the sections c6 0. may fold inwardly against the inner surfaces of the sections a a The hinge 0. however, is shown as secured to the outer surfaces of the sections a. a". It therefore permits of the sections a a being folded inwardly against the inner surfaces of the sections a. o so that their surfaces which are outward when the frame is distended for use will fold into close proximity.

It will be seen that the combination of the hinge a with the sections a 0. is such that these sections may swing outwardly away from the handle B slightly beyond a straight line. This is important, because the resilience of the sections 0/ a will, when the slide 0 bears upon them, tend to force the outer ends of said sections toward one another, and the pressure produced through this tendency upon the sections a a will tend to keep these latter sections deflected outwardly beyond a straight line, and thereby reduce their liability of collapsing or folding inwardly. It may be remarked that the combination of the hinge a with the sections a a is such that the abutting adjacent ends of these sections, together with the hinge, form a knuckle-j oint.

The slide 0 may be made long enough so that it can have a considerable adjustment lengthwise of the sections a a to vary the resilience of the same and the pressure exerted through the resilience upon the intermediate sections, a? a.

When the slide 0 is adjusted onto the sections a a of the frame, the handle-pieces b b may be folded outwardly against the sections a a of the frame. Thus the frame and handle-pieces will be in very compact condition, convenient for transportation.

D designates the net. It may be secured to the frame in any desirable nianneras, for instance, by lacing and tying its open end around the same.

When the frame and handle-pieces are folded, as described, the net may be wound or wrapped around them.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A net-frame having resilient diverging sections hinged to a handle, a collar on said handle bearing upon the said sections, and

two flexible sections hinged to the outer ends of the diverging sections and hinged together at their inner ends, substantially as specified.

2.The combination, with the handle and the resilient diverging arms hinged thereto, of the slide adapted to vary the resilience of the diverging sections, and the two flexible sections hinged to the outer ends of the diverging sections and hinged together at their inner ends, the said sections being deflected -[o outwardly, substantially as specified.

JAMES F. MARSTERS.

Witnesses:

DANIEL OREILLY, WILLIAM M. SUMMERs. 

